| 单词 | sake |
| 释义 | nounnounsake1 BrE /seɪk/ NAmE /seɪk/ noun ➡ see also sake2 ● for Christ's , God's , goodness' , heaven's , pity's , etc . ˈsake used to emphasize that it is important to do sth or when you are annoyed about sth （强调重要或表示恼火）看在上帝分上，天哪，行行好吧，千万◆ Do be careful , for goodness' sake . 千万要小心。◆ Oh , for heaven's sake ! 哎哟，天哪！◆ For pity's sake , help me ! 行行好，帮帮我吧！HELPSome people find the use of Christ , God or heaven here offensive .有人认为此处用 Christ、God 或 heaven 含冒犯意。● for sth's sake because of the interest or value sth has , not because of the advantages it may bring 为某事本身的缘故；鉴于某事本身的价值◆ I believe in education for its own sake . 我相信教育本身就是有价值的。◆ art for art's sake 为艺术而艺术● for the sake of sb /sth ● for sb's /sth's sake in order to help sb /sth or because you like sb /sth 为了某人（或某事）起见；因某人（或某事）的缘故◆ They stayed together for the sake of the children . 为了孩子，他们还待在一起。◆ You can do it . Please , for my sake . 这个你是能做的。求你了，就算为了我。◆ I hope you're right , for all our sakes (= because this is important for all of us ). 我希望你没事，这对我们大家都好。● for the sake of sth /of doing sth in order to get or keep sth 为获得（或保持）某物◆ The translation sacrifices naturalness for the sake of accuracy . 这篇译文为求准确而牺牲了自然流畅。◆ She gave up smoking for the sake of her health . 为保持身体健康，她戒了烟。◆ Don't get married just for the sake of it . 不要为结婚而结婚。◆ Let's suppose , for the sake of argument (= in order to have a discussion ), that interest rates went up by 2% . 为了便于讨论，假设利率提高了 2%。● for ˈold times' sake if you do sth for old times' sake , you do it because it is connected with sth good that happened to you in the past 看在旧日的情分上；念及老交情sake2 (also saki ) BrE /ˈsɑːki/ NAmE /ˈsɑːki/ noun [U , C ]a Japanese alcoholic drink made from rice 日本清酒 ➡ see also sake1 |
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